page_title: Anatomical terms of bone
section_title: Internal regions
hierarchical_section_title: Anatomical terms of bone / Features of long bones / Internal regions
caption_attribution_description: English: Illustration from Anatomy &amp; Physiology, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6/, Jun 19, 2013.
context_page_description: Many anatomical terms descriptive of bone are defined in anatomical terminology, and are often derived from Greek and Latin.
caption: The epiphyseal plate is the area in which bone growth occurs after birth through endochondral ossification.
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